The Hip Hop Report
Episode 45: Uncle Luke, WNBA Candace Parker, & the late Bernie Mac

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HIP HOP REPORT #45

Coming up on this episode of The Hip Hop Report…Miami rap pioneer Uncle Luke turns in his player’s card…..WNBA star Candace Parker is putting the Dunk down in women’s basketball and we pay special tribute to late comedian and actor Mr. Bernie Mac…all that and more coming up next on the Hip Hop Report!

Southern rap pioneer, Luke Campbell, best known for his raunchy raps and x rated party jams, has landed his own reality show on VH1 titled Luke’s Parental Advisory and it happens to be a family show. He’s finally turned in his player’s card and has tied the knot. On Parental Advisory, Luke gives viewers a peak at how he balances family life with his adult entertainment business. He tells us why he decided to take on reality TV:

VIDEO CLIP: LUKE CAMPBELL – REALITY SHOW

Luke Campbell has been credited as being one of the forefathers of southern rap, paving the way for artists such as fellow Miami rappers Rick Ross, Trick Daddy and Pitbull. Luke shares his thoughts on the music currently coming out of the South:

VIDEO CLIP: LUKE CAMPBELL – SOUTHERN RAP

Let’s check out Uncle Luke’s new video called Luke’s Rodeo on The Hip Hop Report!

MUSIC VIDEO – LUKE’S RODEO – LUKE CAMPBELL

LA Sparks Forward, Candace Parker is definitely puttin’ the dunk down in women’s basketball. She’s the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game. She’s also the second player to dunk in a WNBA game…Her mentor and teammate Lisa Leslie was the first to accomplish the feat. Ms. Parker tells us how it felt to land her first dunk in a WNBA game:

VIDEO CLIP: CANDACE PARKER – BEING A GREAT DUNKER

Candace recently represented the US women’s basketball team at this year’s Olympic games. She gives us a tidbit of advice on what makes a good player:

VIDEO CLIP: CANDACE PARKER – TIDBIT OF ADVICE

Thousands of people came out to bid their farewell to comedian and actor Bernie Mac, who began his career as a stand up comedian and caught his first major break on Russell Simmon’s Def Comedy Jam. Mac became one of the Original King’s of Comedy with fellow comics Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer and DL Hughley. The comedian with the million dollar smile had a nice number of films to his credit including Ice Cube’s Friday, Ocean’s 11, 12, an 13, Guess Who, Transformers and quite a few others. Just before his death, he wrapped the film Soul Men with co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and Isaac Hayes who passed away just one day after Mac. Comedic super star Bernie Mac and Soul giant Isaac Hayes will truly be missed.

That’s it for this episode of the Hip Hop Report…be sure to log on to www.hiphopreport.net and join us again for more news, more drama and all things hip hop…Peace!

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